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Document C2006/165/03

Case C-397/03 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities (Appeals — Competition — Cartels — Synthetic lysine market — Fines — Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Non-retroactivity — Non bis in idem principle — Equal treatment — Turnover which may be taken into account)

OJ C 165, 15.7.2006, p. 2–2 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

15.7.2006   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/2


Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 May 2006 — Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission of the European Communities

(Case C-397/03 P) (1)

(Appeals - Competition - Cartels - Synthetic lysine market - Fines - Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Non-retroactivity - Non bis in idem principle - Equal treatment - Turnover which may be taken into account)

(2006/C 165/03)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellants: Archer Daniels Midland Co., Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd (represented by: C.O. Lenz, Rechtsanwalt, E. Batchelor, L. Martin Alegi and M. Garcia, Solicitors)

Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: R. Lyal, Agent, and by J. Flynn QC)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 9 July 2003 in Case T-224/00 Archer Daniels Midland Company and Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd v Commission dismissing in part an application for annulment of, or a reduction in the fine imposed by, Commission Decision 2001/418/EC of 7 June 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/36.545/F3 — Amino Acids).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the appeal;

2.

Orders Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Archer Daniels Midland Ingredients Ltd to pay the costs.


(1)  OJ C 275, 15.11.2003.


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